Wildlife Bridges!
ecoduct, The Netherlands
How wonderful is this?!
As discussed in fastcodesign.com’s article “Can a Wildlife Bridge Fix America’s $8 Billion Roadkill Problem?” the safety of wildlife is an ever-present danger — and tragedy — on our highways.
Wildlife overpasses, green bridges, and ecoducts all refer to structures that have been built over roads to allow wildlife to cross safely to the other side of the road. The bridges are for the animals; the animals walk over the road, and the vehicles go through the structure. Here are pictures of a few existing wildlife bridges or ecoducts.
This is a very worthy project that should be adopted as often as possible on major highway systems, don’t you agree?
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Green bridge over the A20 near Grevesmühlen, Germany
Montana, USA
Ecoduct, The Netherlands
Near Keechelus Lake, Washington, USA
Ecoduct, France
Ecoduct, The Netherlands
Highway 464 near Boeblingen, Germany
CHECK OUT THIS LAST ONE!
Unusual overpass for crabs: Red crabs climb over an overpass to cross a road on Christmas Island during their migration.
Christmas Island National Park, Australia
Category: Animals | Ecology | Wildlife, INNOVATION
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Wildlife bridges would be a great way to minimize the amount of wildlife killed near highways and the associated accidents that result from animal crossings.